A proposal to strengthen safeguards for whistleblowers in the California National Guard passed a major step as former service members testified about what they called a “rampant” culture of retaliation that reaches the top of the organization.
A state Senate committee considered a bill to strengthen protections for whistleblowers in the California National Guard.
Umberg’s proposal would require the Military Department’s inspector general to report to the governor instead of the adjutant general who leads the organization and requires the inspector general to investigate complaints. After a heated debate, the committee struck down a contentious provision that would have allowed whistleblowers to sue for economic damages.a Times investigation that detailed whistleblower complaints
At least two complaints generated from the 144th Wing stemmed from the March 2015 incident in which Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pineda found that someone at the Fresno base had urinated in the boots she had left in a bathroom overnight.
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